Japan's economy is recovering moderately despite some weakness seen: BOJ quarterly report
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

BOJ Quarterly Report: Japan's Economy to Continue Growing Above Potential Growth Rate as Virtuous Cycle from Income to Spending Increases Gradually
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

BOJ quarterly report: Financial and Forex market movements must be closely watched for their impact on Japan's economy and prices
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Africa: Pioneering Charter to Drive Up Investment in Africa's Health Workforce
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- A pioneering health investment charter, a first for the African region, is set to be launched at the African Health Workforce Investment Forum which will take place in Windhoek, Namibia from 6 - 8 May 2024. Key stakeholders will gather to consolidate efforts to drive up investment to counter critical health worker shortages. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Economy, Business and Finance External Relations Health and Medicine Investment International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035
Stark new projections suggest annual admissions will rise to 151,000, costing the NHS and economy £75bnThe number of people in the UK experiencing a stroke will increase more than 50% to 151,000 a year by 2035, costing the NHS and the economy £75bn in healthcare and lost productivity, stark new projections suggest.Worsening physical health, rising alcohol consumption and low exercise levels among an ageing population as well as a failure by ministers and the health service to do more to prevent ill health are blamed for the predicted spike in strokes.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Stroke Health Medical research Society NHS Source Type: news

Fed Rate Cut Hopes Dampen Amid Surging Q1 Inflation
The U.S. economy saw an unexpected slowdown in the first quarter of 2024, with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing at just a 1.6% annualized rate. This rate is too far lower than the expected growth of 2.4%, as was predicted by the economists. This deceleration is especially remarkable in…#commercedepartment #federalreserves #pce #federalreserve #policydilemma #blockregulation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stock market today: Stocks slide after GDP report prompts inflation, growth concerns
Stocks fell on Thursday after a sharply lower-than-expected reading on US GDP for the first quarter ratcheted up questions about the health of the US economy in the face of persistently high interest rates. Meanwhile, Meta's (META) revenue forecast rattled tech investors eyeing the next…#meta #nasdaqcomposite #federalreserve #treasury #facebookandinstagram #msft #alphabet #goog #amazon #caterpillar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Intel shares fall after providing weak forecast for the current quarter
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, holding the "Gaudi 3" AI chip, speaks during the 54th Annual Meeting of The Semafor 2024 World Economy Summit in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2024. Intel reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings per share, but came up…#intel #patgelsinger #gaudi3 #washingtondc #intelfoundry #foundry #clientcomputing #datacenter #nvidia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says Bidenomics is only'partially' working as many Americans aren ’t feeling'lifted up by this economy '
President Biden’s economic record has been under the microscope with the 2024 election fast approaching, and multiple recent polls showing that the economy is one of the most important issues for Americans. The Biden administration’s economic policies have mainly focused on large-scale public…#scienceact #gallup #jpmorganchase #jamiedimon #bidenomics #pewresearch #trump #dimon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stagflation Signal Slams Stocks & Bonds; Bullion & Black Gold Bid
Stagflation Signal Slams Stocks & Bonds; Bullion & Black Gold Bid Overall, US macro data has suddenly started to disappoint (not the least of which was today's ugly GDP print)... Source: Bloomberg But, while 'bad news' for the economy has recently been 'good news' for stocks (enables an easier…#corepce #meta #goldman #lo #hf #dow #ibmcat #mag7 #energy #realestate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The US economy may be barrelling towards stagflation, an outcome worse than recession
None The first-quarter GDP report surprised investors with disappointing growth, while consumer prices kept rising. • None The provides the backdrop for stagflation, which can't be combated with rate cuts. • None The 1970s offer a warning of what could happen if inflation spirals out of control.…#daviddonabedian #federalreserve #opec #paulvolcker #jpmorgan #jamiedimon #poojasriram #donabedian #chairpowell #fomc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Jamie Dimon is skeptical about the odds of a'soft landing '
JPMorgan Chase CEO on Thursday cautioned that markets are too optimistic about the odds of a soft landing as the U.S. economy continues to battle still-high inflation and interest rates. "The odds of a soft landing, the market kind of prices in 70%. I think it's half of that," Dimon said during an…#jpmorganchase #dimon #federalreserve #original #jamiedimon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

GDP report revives stagflation fears in the market, with growing risk of a Fed rate hike seen
Thursday’s U.S. economic data is ringing alarm bells in the minds of traders, economists and others, who are beginning to voice concerns that the world’s largest economy could be shifting into a stagflation-type of environment. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

IBM falls as enterprise-spending constraints choke consulting demand
Shares of International Business Machines fell more than 8% in premarket trading on Thursday, as its consulting business faces pressure from enterprises tightening their budgets to cope with an uncertain economy and high interest rates. Weakness in smaller discretionary projects affected the…#jpmorgan #consulting #ibm #hashicorp #evercore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kenya: Kenyan Govt Threatens to Halt Salaries of Striking Doctors
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Kenya Labour Source Type: news